“Very powerful. I highly doubt it’ll attack us unless we provoke it, though; unless it decides it wants to turn me in. I don’t… think they care much about money, but I might want to wear a hood or something so I’m less likely to be recognized.”
“We might not get another chance to meet a stardragon on our own terms. They’re not evil, but they are powerful; it’s important to be careful when approaching them.”
“Well, Ayia and I might have an answer to the first part of that…” Allera told them about the stardragon they’d seen in the storm. “I think it might still be around.”
Allera nodded.
“I think I have something that could help us leave the universe. There’s an old legend that says stardragons— like that one we saw earlier— have access to a ‘separate dimension’. Maybe one of them could get us out of the universe? It could be risky. They’re extremely powerful.”
“I agree. Life under the Kkhlei isn’t all that bad, as long as you aren’t foolish enough to cross it. A war on that scale would cause far more suffering than is necessary.” Allera blinked. “How would one… do that, anyway?”
“Come with me. Come with us.” If Allera was a human, they would have blushed. “…If you want. I don’t care.”
“The Mages’ Guild is a galaxy-wide organization. We’d have to kill a lot of Mages if we want it to fall apart.”
“We could help Ayia find a way back to their universe — and perhaps a way to follow them. I’m not sure about you, but I don’t really have any sentimental attachment to this one.”